Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown joined Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes to discuss how Buffalo residents can break into the cannabis industry.
by Steve Bittenbender, The Center Square | May 28, 2021 08:30 AM Print this article
The state of New York on Thursday announced an initiative to provide more housing opportunities in upstate communities through a partnership with a nonprofit that combats urban blight.
The plan, called the Legacy Cities Initiative, calls for New York State Homes and Community Renewal, a group of state agencies, to issue $25 million in subsidies to target specific neighborhoods. The state will use an application process to allocate the funds for vacant properties, while leveraging private investments from local investors.
Land banks will transfer up to 10 single-family properties to developers, and the nonprofit Community Preservation Corporation (CPC), which is working with the state on the project, will offer financing. Each project will be eligible for up to $75,000 in state subsidies, with the potential for $20,000 more if developers include certain energy improvemen
Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown will be joined by Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes to discuss how Buffalo residents can cash in on the cannabis industry.
Marijuana is an industry. All over the country people are now legally making money from it. If you re one of the people that have though about it, this forum is for you.
Marijuana is legal in New York State. It feels weird to say because for so long it hasn t been. Now instead of it being illegal activity, it s an industry that many are going to want to jump on. But just because it s now legal doesn t mean there will be a free for all where people can sell it to anyone, anywhere. There are obviously going to be tons of rules that people who want to sell it will have to follow.
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the new $25 million Legacy Cities initiative, a targeted effort to eradicate vacant properties in concentrated neighborhoods across Upstate New York and transform blighted structures into newly renovated, move-in ready homes. The renovated homes will help expand affordable homeownership opportunities for low- and moderate-income residents, specifically first-time buyers and households of color. By working to eliminate vacant properties in cities throughout the State, we can facilitate and expand the revitalization efforts currently underway in many underserved neighborhoods, especially those previously impacted by the foreclosure crisis,
Governor Cuomo said . This new program will help increase property values for current homeowners, improve the quality of life in neighborhoods, and reduce the strain on municipal resources, including fire and police, by decreasing the health and safety risks associated with blighted buildi